Antifriction-bearing



Patented Sept. 20, 1898.

T. R. GARNIER.

ANTIFRICTION BEARING.

(Application filed Mar. 17, 1898.)

(No Model.)-

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS R. GARNIER, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGN OR OF ONE- I'IALFTO WILLIAM H. FULLER, OF

SAME PLACE, AND GEORGE W. BECK AND ARTHUR H. OONGER, OF PASADENA,CALIFORNIA.-

ANTIFRICTION-BEAIRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,032, datedSeptember 20, 1898.

Application filed March 17, 1898- Serial No. 674,213. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS R. GARNIER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Antifrictional Bearings; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful improvement inantifrictional bearings for vehicle-wheels, pulleys, or bearing-boxesgenerally, which consists in the arrangement of parts and details ofconstruction as will be hereinafter fully set forth in the drawings anddescribed and pointed out in the specification.

The essential feature of theinventionis to so construct the bearing thatwear upon the end of the journal, axle, or shaft may be obviated and atthe same time the bearingballs or wearing parts be at all times coveredorinclosed against dust or dirt entering therein, the bearing being soconstructed that any portion or part may be readily removed uponbecoming worn and quickly replaced by another or new part.

To comprehend the invention, reference must be had to the accompanyingsheet of drawings, forming a part of this application,

wherein Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view showing the connectionbetween a wheel-hub and its axle, and Fig. 2 is an end view in eleva- 35 tion, partly broken away in order to illustrate the position of thebearing-rolls.

In the drawings the letter A is used to indicate an ordinary axle, thereduced end a of which in the present case is screw-threaded,

as shown, so as to receive the bearing-sleeve,

A. Around this bearing-sleeve rotates the hub B, which hub is held inplace by means of the face or end plates B B united by the tie-rods BThe inner face of each plate is provided near its edge with aninwardly-projecting shoulder 19 and an inwardly-project ing flange b,which providesa circular groove b within which the shoulder d of the hubfits. Each end of the bearing-sleeve is cut away inwardly at an inclineand provided ing upon the said sleeve.

The face or end plate B is provided with the circular opening 61',through which the end of the axle A extends. These face or end platesserve as covers by which dirt, grit, or foreign substance is excludedfrom the bearing-balls.

In the present case I have illustrated the invention as applied to thewheel of an ordi nary vehicle; but it is obvious that the same may beused in connection with pulley or other wheels.

By the interposition of the bearing-sleeve between the Wheel-hub and itsaxle frictional wear upon the shaft is obviated. As the bearing sleeveor shoulders of the end or face plates become Worn either part may beremoved and a new one inserted in lieu thereof. To remove the parts, itis only necessary to unscrew the nuts f from screw-threaded end of thetie-rods, when the face or end plate may be readily separated from thehub and the bearing-sleeve then unscrewed from the end of axle. 7

As the bearing-sleeve does not rotate,I prefer to screw the same ontothe end of axle, although it may be united thereto in any suitablemanner which will hold the same firmly in place.

An oil-opening may be out in each face or end plate, through which oilmay be con- 0 veyed to the ball-bearings, although I have not shownsame, as I believe if properly oiled when the parts are placed togetherfurther oiling will not be required, as the balls are protected againstdirt, dust, or grit by the end or face plates.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure protection in by Letters Patent, is--= l. The combination withthe end or face jecting end shoulders which fit within the circulargrooveway formed by the projecting flange and shoulder of the end orface plates, the internally-screw-threaded bearing-sleeve located Withinthe hub and which is adapted to be reinovably secured upon the reducedscrew-threaded end of an axle, the bearingballs interposed between thebearing-sleeve and the shoulder of the end or face plates, and oftie-rods for uniting the face or end plates.

2. The combination with the hub, of the end or face plates each providedwith a circular grooveway between which the hub is secured, there beingcircular seats cut in said plates, the bearing sleeve, the axle uponwhich the bearing sleeve is removably secured, circular seats formed ineach end of the said sleeve, and of the bearing-balls fitted Within theseat of the end or face plates and the bearing-sleeve.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 28th day of February, 1898.

THOMAS H. GARNIER.

Witnesses:

N. A. AOKER, LEE 1). CRAIG.

